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- For more in depth, albeit general information see Football in Spain.
Women's football in Spain is not one of the traditional powers of women's football the sport has a small following. Unlike the men's football, women's football is an amateur sport in Spain. Currently there are two national competitions, the League and the Copa de la Reina (English: Queen's Cup), in the semi-professional clubs involved structure.
Video Women's football in Spain
National competition
The first teams and the first informal women's football competitions in Spain emerged in the 1970s, although they were not officially recognized by the Royal Spanish Football Federation until 1980, with the founding of the National Women's Football Committee. The first official national competition was the Championships of Spain (Copa de la Reina), established in 1983. The women's national league began to dispute the 1988-89 season.
Primera División is the national competition for female football players in Spain.
Below the Primera División, there is a second tier called Segunda División, where its teams are divided into seven groups.
The lower tiers are administrated by the regional federations.
Maps Women's football in Spain
National team
The Spain women's national football team has been qualified only once in the FIFA Women's World Cup, and twice in the UEFA Women's Championship. Its youth division have had success in recent times. The Spain women's national under-19 football team won the UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship in 2004. The Spain women's national under-19 football team won the UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship in 2010, 2011, and 2015, as well as their third-place at the FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup.
See also
- Football in Spain
- Spain women's national football team
References
Source of article : Wikipedia
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